蝾螺属 （学名： Turbo）是一種大型 海螺 的 屬，其物種舊屬 原始腹足目，是一類有着 鰓 和 口蓋 的 海洋 腹足綱 軟體動物， 系統分類學 上是是 蝾螺科 的成員，也是這個科的 模式屬 [3]。 主要分布于 马来西亚 、 印度尼西亚 、 中国大陆 、 台湾，常栖息在碎砾石海底水深4－20米、潮下带 [4]。 根據Alf et al. (2003) [5]，本屬可以再細分為16個亞屬，總計有66個物種和五個亞屬。 根據 WoRMS [3] 、Alf et al. (2003) [5] 及 ITIS [6]，本屬包括下列各物種：

Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea. [1] Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top …

Turban shell, any marine snail of the family Turbinidae (subclass Prosobranchia of the class Gastropoda) that has a wide aperture in the first whorl of the stout shell, which is topped by a bulbous, turbanlike coil.

The scientific name Turbo cornutus, literally means "horned turban," and it is characterized by a hard, ventricose, spiny, imperforate shell of which the length varies between 65 and 120 mm (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 and 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). It has a large, thick, green-gray …

Turbo is the type genus of the family. The shells of species in this genus are more or less highly conspiral, thick, about 20–200 mm, first whorls bicarinate, last whorl large often with strong spiral sculpture, knobs or spines, base convex, with or without umbilicus.

As one of the largest turbinid gastropods in California, this snail can grow its shell up to 15.24 cm (6 inches) long! [1] Shell is heavy with undulating ridges, and is conical in shape, with a flat base. Its color ranges from light brown to tan, and is often …

Called a Turban Snail because of the pattern and shape of its shell, this medium- to large-sized snail feeds on algae on rock platforms. Turban snails live on intertidal rock platforms to a depth of 10 metres. Turban Snails are found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

Turban Snails (or Turban Shells) are members of the family Turbinidae and possess a single snail-like shell. They also possess an operculum, a calcareous plate used to protect the animal when it withdraws into its shell.

The turban shell has been a traditional food for coastal aboriginal communities for tens of thousands of years and was once used to craft crude fishing hooks. The Sydney turban shell is easy to identify, it has a deeply spiralled operculum (door) where the Military Shell is …

With its smooth, conical shell, a brown turban snail looks like a "foot" wearing a large hat. The shell, usually covered with red algae, is orange or bright brown. The "foot" has dark brown or black sides, with white or cream below.